tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168620747792092240.post8845028299766242738..comments2024-03-27T15:09:59.039-06:00Comments on Wasatch Weather Weenies: Dust in the Snow and SkyJim Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15799757451626876963noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168620747792092240.post-72429887439954230812014-03-25T19:17:25.719-06:002014-03-25T19:17:25.719-06:00See e.g., http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/sci...See e.g., http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2013/03sep_soot/<br /><br />Black carbon may be more significant than dust, but if you just think of it all as impurities then yes, it's a contributor. <br /><br />Although CO2 is the biggest gorilla in the zoo, Black Carbon is probably #2 in terms of contributors to warming. Jim Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15799757451626876963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168620747792092240.post-78983559857234093572014-03-25T15:34:16.963-06:002014-03-25T15:34:16.963-06:00I have thought for a while that dust might be one ...I have thought for a while that dust might be one of the biggest factors contributing to snow melt and retreating glaciers over the last century or more, including snow/ice melt and warming in the Arctic. This may also help to explain why snow melt seems much more significant in the Northern Hemisphere than in the S.H. I am curious what others think about this.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02814313368731066590noreply@blogger.com